A judge’s decision to give a defendant a lower sentence because he had a “gut” feeling about him has been upheld by a federal appeals court.
Western District Judge David G. Larimer told the defendant, “I still have the sense that Eric Jones is capable of doing much better,” before ordering that he serve 15 months in prison instead of the 30 to 37 months called for by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
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